KnowraCubic metreCubic metreThe SI unit of volume, equal to the volume of a cube with sides one metre long.BriefConnectMetre: The SI base unit of length, defined by fixing the speed of light in vacuum. Cubing this length unit gives the cubic metre.Cubic metre per second: A derived SI unit of volumetric flow rate, equal to one cubic metre passing per second. It expresses how quickly a volume measured in cubic metres moves.Litre: A non-SI unit of volume equal to one cubic decimetre, or 0.001 cubic metres. It measures the same quantity at a more convenient scale for everyday containers.Unit conversion: The process of expressing a quantity in a different unit without changing its value. Converting cubic metres requires cubing the corresponding length conversion factor.Volume: The amount of three-dimensional space occupied by a region or object. The cubic metre measures this physical quantity.Water metering: The measurement of water consumption or flow using meters and standardized units. Water utilities commonly bill large consumption volumes in cubic metres.Cubic centimetre: A unit of volume equal to one millionth of a cubic metre. It is far smaller and often used for small objects or engine displacement.Metric prefix: A decimal multiplier attached to a unit name or symbol to indicate a power of ten. Prefixes such as milli- and kilo- scale cubic units by powers of ten.SI derived unit: A unit formed by combining SI base units according to a quantity's definition. The cubic metre is derived by multiplying metres three times.Gas meter: A device that measures the volume or energy content of gas supplied to a user. Some gas billing systems report measured gas volumes in cubic metres.Show all 21Linked from 5 pagesGram per cubic centimetreRelated: It is the SI volume unit used in the equivalent density expression.Kilogram per cubic metreRelated: It supplies the volume unit in kg/m³.Show all 5